several viewers contacted newswatch to express their concern that such details had been broadcast before the 9pm watershed, when children could have been watching. veronica ball from chester and colin spikeslee from brightlingsea in essex recorded these comments for us on video. i was very concerned because it was completely unsuitable for young children who might well be watching at that time. the introduction mentioned mass killings, kidnaps and rapes, and it was only after this that we were warned that the images might be seen to be distressing. as a retired police detective who's dealt with victims of rape, i was outraged to see this reported on live national news. the timing of the broadcast occurred when many children were likely to be viewing. we asked bbc news for senior editor to discuss whether it had been appropriate to broadcast the haiti report before the watershed. we received this statement.

"the situation in haiti is a difficult and dangerous story to report on, and one which is important to make audiences aware of." "we appreciate it contains distressing elements and considered the piece carefully and used appropriate warning." another story which prompted a lot of comments from viewers this week was the mention in bbc news bulletins of a programme the duke and duchess of sussex have made for netflix. the series covers their lives and their relationship and makes a number of controversial allegations about other members of the royalfamily and the media. a trailer for it was issued early in the week as part of a build—up to the first episodes of the programme being released on thursday. here's clive myrie introducing part of the trailer on the news at ten. no one knows the full truth. we know the full truth. the words of prince harry in a new trailer for his and meghan markle�*s six part series, which starts on thursday on netflix. there's a hierarchy of the family. you know, there's leaking, but there's also planting

of stories. there was a war against meghan to suit other people's agendas. i it's about hatred. it's about race. it's a dirty game. the pain and suffering of women i marrying into this institution. i this feeding frenzy. i realized they're never going to protect you. i was terrified. i didn't want a history to repeat itself. - no one knows the full truth. we know the full truth. jeanne hudson from wiltshire was watching bbc news in barbados and was not happy. i'm deeply shocked and disgusted to see an advertisement for a netflix programme made by the duke and duchess of sussex on the bbc news. this is not news. it is promoting a moneymaking venture by people who've chosen to leave the united kingdom, apparently in search of privacy and safety.

the bbc should not be promoting a commercial enterprise or this orany kind. it is not news. many other viewers who contacted us agreed. neil marshall in sellafield emailed. "what makes anyone think that showing a netflix trailer on bbc news for harry and meghan is anything but a promotion?" it's sensationalist populist trivia. lorraine ryan told us this. "this needless publicity for them." "which i am sick to death of hearing about." "there is far more important news going on." yvonne duffy said, "they are private individuals who claim to want their privacy." do us all a favour and grant their wish." we received many similar messages, so we asked the bbc for a comment. they gave us this statement. "our coverage of the royal family examines and analyses the state of the monarchy, past and present, in which we know audience interest is high." "the trailer for the documentary from the duke

and duchess of sussex highlights new insight into the couple's decision to step down from royal duties." do let us know your thoughts on that. or on any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. now for some of your other concerns this week. one of the big political stories of the past two weeks has been allegations about baroness michelle mone. we've received a number of emails from viewers asking why bbc news did not cover the story for several days after it first appeared in the guardian. baroness mone, who was made a conservative member of the house of lords in 2015, has been accused of benefiting from a company after recommending it for a contract to supply ppe during the covid pandemic. lady mone denies any wrongdoing and has taken a leave of absence from the house of lords, saying she will clear her name. the conservative party has withdrawn the whip, meaning she is no longer a member while the claim is investigated.

david fuller sent us an email. "is there a reason why this story isn't getting much attention from you?" he wanted to know. "you took your time and running the story after the guardian ran it a week ago" wrote philip. pete thomas said, "i keep seeing comments on twitter that the bbc hasn't included the story in its bulletins." "if it is true, can you explain why, please?" well, bbc news delayed covering the story for legal reasons. we asked them for a statement explaining their approach. "bbc news was the first to report that £122 million of gowns supplied by ppe mediapro were never used." "since then, we have reported developments in the story, including baroness mone�*s role in recommending the company to ministers and the investigations into the contracts." last month we reported lady mone�*s alleged financial benefit from the company, along with her denial." "as with any story, we have to take account of legal considerations in our reporting."

the deaths of a number of children from strep a infections in recent weeks has received a lot of coverage on bbc news outlets this week. parents who are concerned about their children having symptoms such as a high temperature, sore throat, a rash and muscle aches can consult their gp to see if antibiotics are required. that's because the disease is caused by bacteria. this was clive myrie reading part of a bbc story about strep a on the news at ten. "downing street is urging parents to be on the lookout for symptoms but says the nhs is well prepared." john burton, who is a retired doctor, wrote in from thornhill in dumfries and galloway. he'd been watching that coverage and thought we were showing the wrong pictures. he informed us that not all bacteria look the same under the microscope. "the video animation of multiplying bacteria on bbc news programmes appears to show a rod shaped bacterium." "the streptococcus is near spherical as the meaning of its name indicates." thank you, dr burton,

for letting us know. and we've passed that information on. now to the perennial complaint about football taking over news. the end is in sight. the men's world cup final takes place on december the 18th. many of you will be cheering, others groaning. last week, richard burgess, the director of news content here at the bbc, came onto the programme to answer your questions about the extent and the tone of coverage on bbc news bulletins. but that, of course, was before england made the quarterfinals. their victory over senegal on sunday, and anticipation of this saturday's forthcoming match with france brought more viewer complaints about world cup reporting. here was rita chakrabarti presenting the news at one on monday. england's men's footballers are gearing up for their world cup quarterfinal after an impressive victory last night over senegal. they won 3—0 in doha to set up a last eight match against france, who are the defending champions on saturday. a spinning ball of emails carved into the top left corner of the newswatch inbox.

cathy corbett was mystified on monday. "the england football team won a football match last night. their next match is not until saturday, the 10th of december." so why was this the lead on the 1pm news?" chris mitchell was counting the minutes. "it's 13:08pm and all we've had so far is speculation around england and the world cup." stop wasting time reporting what may or may not happen." linda white said the match was fantastic, "but felt that the opinions of a sports reporter on the possible outcome of a match, which is yet some days away, is not news." "it's not analysis either." peter pollard had thought it was all over but realises it isn't now. "having watched newswatch on saturday morning and seeing the article regarding excessive coverage of the world cup, i foolishly assumed things might improve." "imagine then, my disappointment." well, we've given all your comments a thorough airing

before bbc news editors. the rest is up to them. just a week or so left anyway. finally, praise for bbc news regarding a long running issue about london versus the regions when it comes to news deployments. david spencer phoned in from the east midlands and left us this kind message. i phoned up some weeks ago about the extra cost by using outside people on reports. this morning he was at derby on breakfast television and this time lo and behold, it was an east midlands reporter from nottingham." thank you for listening and for helping to reduce the cost of news. it was brilliant to see our local man on national television. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media email newswatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc.

you can call us on 037016676 and do have a look at our web. bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. it does look like this cold spell is here to stay for the foreseeable future. we are likely to see further spells of rain, sleet and snow. some significant accumulations towards the second part of the weekend in one or two areas. we will start to see increasing amounts of freezing fog developing as the winds will turn lighter, particularly across england and wales. bitterly cold start to the weekend then, as you can see from these temperatures, even lower in a few spots, maybe down to —9 in places, and watch out for ice first thing around northern and western coastal areas. it is here where we are likely to see the wintry showers continuing throughout the day. elsewhere, there will be a lot of wintry sunshine around.

we could see this area of snow becoming heavier and more persistent across the north—east. and the east of scotland through the day, some significant accumulations of snow, certainly over the grampians. temperatures range from freezing to around 4 or 5. another very cold day to come, temperatures below par for the time of year. through saturday night it stays icy, northern and western areas where we have had this rubbish, this area of snow continues, drifts south into southern scotland, particularly towards the borders, perhaps up to the very far north—north—east of england. again, a widespread sharp frost across the uk. temperatures down to around —7 or —8 in a few places. into sunday, we need to keep an eye on this weak area of low pressure, this weather front developing towards the south—east quadrant of england. that could develop thicker cloud and even some sleet and snow, particularly later in the day, which could affect parts of the south—east and east anglia. elsewhere, another bright day on sunday. however, areas that start with some freezing fog could stay quite grey and very

cold through the day. parts of east wales, the midlands and eastern england, so no higher than freezing here, elsewhere ito 4 degrees. for sunday evening and sunday night, we could see that area of sleet and snow affect the south—east, could see some significant accumulations in the south downs. there could be some disruption in places for monday morning across the south—east. stay tuned to the forecast as this might change. elsewhere, largely clear, another very cold night to come, wintry showers around coastal areas. you can see the upcoming week, it is remaining cold, all areas will stay very cold, temperatures below the seasonal norm.

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